Geography Location: Central Europe (Hungary occupies the low-lying areas of the Carpathian basin) Area: 93,030 km2 Climate: Continental with Mediterranean and Atlantic influences (Average temperatures: January -2C, July 23C) Longest rivers: Danube, Tisza Largest lake: Balaton Highest peak: KĂŠkes (1015 m= 33.83 ft)
Facts About Hungary Country name: Hungary Government type: Parliamentary Democracy Established: 1001 (by King Stephen I.)
Facts About Hungary The population of Hungary is 9,956,108. The language spoken is Hungarian The capital of Hungary is Budapest (2 million inhabitants) The money used is called forint. Hungary is part of the European Union.
People • Hungarians are very mixed nation! • With various other groups as successive waves of Slavic,Romanians, Croats, Serbs, Germans and Turks migrated to and/or invaded the area. • Hungarian people come in all shapes and sizes. They all have different styles and types of hair/eyes/skins.
Major Holidays • March 15 – Independence Day ("March youths"),
memorial day of the 1848 Revolution. There are usually speeches and music pieces performed; several people wear a “kokárda” with the national colours (red, white and green).
• August 20
– St. Stephen Day, Foundation of State, “The day of the new bread” as well. Celebrated with a half-hour fireworks on the bank of the Danube in the evening, attended by several hundreds of thousands of people.
• October 23
– 1956 Revolution memorial day (since 1989) Celebrated with speeches and exhibitions.
Let’s see the
Hungaricums!
Paprika
Hungary is a major source of high-quality paprika from sweet (mild, not hot) with a deep bright red colour.
Pรกlinka
Pรกlinka is the generic name for the fiery fruit brandy often distilled by peasants from homegrown plums, apricots and pears.
Unicum
Unicum is a special blend of herbs and spices that Hungarians swear by as an aid to digestion, among many other things.
Tokaji AszĂş
The Tokaji AszĂş, world-famous dessert wine of Hungary. The region is noted for its sweet wines made from grapes affected by noble rot a style of wine which has a long history in this region.
Goose liver or “foie gras”
Hungary is the world's second-largest foie gras "Libamáj" producer and the largest exporter. Goose liver is part of traditional Hungarian cuisine and a must try when visiting the country.
Pick “Winter� Salami
For more than 130 years the Pick Company has been creating unique flavours and unforgettable treats with its top-quality products. Pick Winter Salami is the company's most famous product.
Szamos Marcipรกn
The gourmet marzipan/chocolate of Hungary.
T煤r贸 Rudi
A sweet chocolate bar filled with lemony cottage cheese. The bar comes in different flavours like apricot, strawberry,coconut or peanut butter but these are not as popular as the original.
Herend Porcelain
This Hungarian manufacturing company specializes in luxury hand painted and gilded porcelain. Founded in 1826, it is based in the town of Herend.
Mangalica
Mangalica or Mangalitsa is a breed of pig grown especially in Hungary. Mangalica's genes allow it to produce some of the world's best meat and fat.
Hungarian grey cattle
This is an old beef cattle breed from Hungary. Although nowadays Hungarian grey cattle are kept mainly as tourist attractions in the Hortobรกgy National Park.
Puli
The Puli is an ancient breed of Hungarian sheep dog. It is medium-sized, sturdy with a unique corded coat.
Hungarian Vizsla
The Hungarian Vizsla was also known as the Hungarian Pointer. This is an active, energetic working dog with enormous stamina.
Traditional dishes Main dishes: - Gulash in a traditional "bogrรกcs"(cauldron) - Fish Soup - Meat soup - Hortobรกgy Pancake - Paprika Chicken with noodles - Stuffed Cabbage
Desserts: - Gundel Pancake - Sponge Cake - Bejgli - Dobos Cake
Tourist attractions of Hungary Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country‘s principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre with around 2 million inhabitants. Budapest has many touristic attractions!
Tourist attractions of Hungary Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. One of the largest lakes of largest lake in Central Europe. Max. length 77 km Max. width 14 km.
Tourist attractions of Hungary Puszta (Hortobรกgy)
Puszta is a steppe biome on the Great Hungarian Plain around the River Tisza in the eastern part of Hungary as well as on the western part of Hungary. The Hungarian puszta is an enclave of the Eurasian Steppe. The word means "plains", a vast wilderness of grass and bushes. The climate is continental. Landscape is widely cultivated, the original Puszta landscape now being found only in a few places, for example in Hortobรกgy.
Tourist attractions of Hungary Thermal Water (Wellness turism)
Hungary has an estimated 1,300 thermal springs. Hungary's thermal waters and spa culture are promoted to tourists. Only France, Japan, Iceland, and Italy have similar thermal water capacity. Hungary's thermal baths have been used for 2,000 years for cleansing, relaxation and easing aches and pains. The Romans were the first to use Hungary's thermal waters in the first century, when they built baths on the banks of the Danube River.
Hungarian Names Another interesting fact is that in Hungary the first name is the last and the last is the first. It means you should change your first and last name to fit Hungarian customs.
For example: Famous composer B茅la Bart贸k was called Bart贸k B茅la in Hungarian.
Famous persons Rubik Ernő:
The Rubik’s Cube was developed in 1975 by Ernő Rubik, a Hungarian professor of mathematics.
Puskás Ferenc:
He was a Hungarian footballer and manager. He scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary, and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. The top scorer of the 20th century, he was voted one of the greatest football players of all time by World Soccer magazine.
Famous persons • Hungary 15 Nobel Price Scientists, included Albert Szent-Györgyi.
• We also have several inventions, such as matches, automatic gearbox, refrigerator, articulated bus, soft contact lenses, gramophone record, excel, color television etc.
Hungarian Girls ;)
Let’s learn some hungarian words! • • • • • • • • •
YES - IGEN NO – NEM HELLO! - SZIA! CHEERS – EGÉSZSÉGEDRE! GOOD MORNING! - JÓ REGGELT! GOOD AFTERNOON! - JÓ NAPOT! THANK YOU! - KÖSZÖNÖM! GOOD BYE - VISZONTLÁTÁSRA EXCUSE ME/I’M SORRY - BOCSÁNAT
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